Delaware Small Correlations

DCCIX Fund  USD 32.15  0.01  0.03%   
The correlation of Delaware Small is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Delaware Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Delaware Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.94OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OASVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.87OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.85OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.97OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OCSVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.88DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.88DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.86DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.79DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.79DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.9OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.68DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.91OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.97OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.89DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.89DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.7DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.82FICHX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.87DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  1.0DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.89DULTX Delaware InvestmentsPairCorr
  1.0DCZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.85DDFLX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.91DDFZX Delaware Floating RatePairCorr
  0.98DDIIX Delaware Wealth BuilderPairCorr
  0.95DDVIX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.98DVLRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DDZRX Delaware ValuePairCorr
  0.99DVZRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.87DMO Western Asset MortgagePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Small Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Delaware Small's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.